German Seed in Texas Soil: Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas

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University of Texas Press, Jul 5, 2010 - Social Science - 261 pages

Terry Jordan explores how German immigrants in the nineteenth century influenced and were influenced by the agricultural life in the areas of Texas where they settled. His findings both support the notion of ethnic distinctiveness and reveal the extent to which German Texans adopted the farming techniques of their Southern Anglo neighbors.

 

Contents

Preface to the Fourth Paperback Printing
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NineteenthCentury German Farmers and Their Emigration
The Eastern End of
The Western End of
The Importance of Cultural Heritage in
Agricultural Systems of the Immigrant Groups
Index
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The late Terry G. Jordan held the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas in the geography department at the University of Texas at Austin.

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